Liberal Faction of Aceh

The Liberal Faction was an informal political grouping of liberal politicians in the Aceh Sultanate, active from 1836 to 1903. The Liberal Faction represented the interests of the merchant class and those in favor of reform, and it supported liberal views on free trade and religious freedom, although it held conservative views on citizenship policy and war policy. The Liberal Faction was mostly ignored by the Acehnese government due to its support for a constitutional monarchy and reform, while the Acehnese monarchy and clergy supported conservatism and absolutism.